I mentioned to the previous CoC that there's more than enough
experienced (i.e. TT riders, Gary Carswell, big H etc) riders on the
IoM to run this on a one-to-one basis rather than one TM followed
by eight or so newcomers.

One to one might be useful I think; being on the back of a gaggle
of bikes with no sight of the TM's lines is no use at all.